Enlightenment

So i went for debate practice today,

and it managed to pull me ryt out of my bad mood :)

wheeee~

although there was bad news waiting for me right after.

*to esin and adrian, you guys are AWESOME people and i heart you with all my heart. things will be better,i promise. till then, you have me and shawn to make attempts at making you ppl smile. hugs!*

anyway,

we were given five minutes to come up with a ONE minute speech based on a word.

My word was ENLIGHTENMENT.

Frankly, that word sounded sooooo deep that i wasn't even sure what i should talk about.

but basically, this is a rough idea of my speech.

Hi :)

The word assigned to me tonight is enlightenment.

To me, this means is the discovery of truth.

When the fog clears up and the veil is lifted, you see the clear picture of what reality really is.

Enlightenment is very vital and essential in our lives.

It is something that every individual seeks for,

although most of us do not even realize it.

Only through the discovery of truth, that one can truly live.

I relate to enlightenment in two levels.

On a basic everyday level, enlightenment can mean the comprehension of a simple fact.

For example, when you finally understand what your lecturer said, it is a form of enlightenment.

On a more philosophical and higher level, enlightenment is the true understanding of life.

Before we can achieve this, we have to understand the world around us.

But before we get there, we need to understand ourselves.

And to understand ourselves,

We need to attain inner peace.

How do we do that?

It is by believing that we have the right to have opinions and that it is our right to be heard.

We need to understand that each individual is unique and we do not need to change that.

Once we finally grasp that concept,

we would understand ourselves and then understand the world around us.

Enlightenment of life,is when we realize there is more to the world then material wealth and physical pleasure.

Thank you. =)

hehe, just felt like sharing it.

cheers people,

here's to a better tomorrow.